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Locally grown? It all depends on how you define it0
- Green Products
- April 21, 2011
We want to be healthy, so we choose to eat healthy foods. We think we’re blessed to have so many choices of produce that are marked “organic” or “local.” But wait… could this be a marketing ploy aimed right at us? The consumer? What does “local” even mean? The answer is this: there is no
READ MOREAlbert Pujols: A Superstar off and on the field0
- Celebrity Causes
- April 21, 2011
Albert Pujols, the St. Louis Cardinals' slugger, is known by many as one of the top ten players in baseball history. But he has also done a lot off the field: for people with Down syndrome as well as for the poor of his native Dominican Republic, through his Pujols Family Foundation. The Good For
READ MORE3-On Your Side: Charitable Giving on the Web0
- Making a Positive Difference
- April 21, 2011
Beginning with a touching story about social media helping a family in need, this article describes several websites that are giving a helping hand to people who need it– focusing on one family with two autistic kids who were in need of a specially trained dog. The children's mother was overwhelmingly touched when a large
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Organizations partner to provide service dogs to children with autism0
- What Others Are Doing
- April 21, 2011
A national organization started under the direction of a Glasgow native has partnered with a local animal shelter to train dogs to serve children with autism. Dana Emmitt-Hall, a former elementary school teacher whose son was diagnosed with autism, started the Blessings Unleashed Foundation in 2007. The foundation has placed seven dogs with families in
READ MOREFriendly Fight: A Smarter Way to Say ‘I’m Angry’0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- April 20, 2011
In a culture where it's easy to fire off a snippy email or text, most of us have a hard time honestly expressing anger face to face. When we're upset, most of us would rather not talk about it, preferring to rant or to clam up. This article offers a guide to more productive anger.
READ MOREAuthor McCay Jenkins explores unknown toxins in the home in new book ‘What’s Gotten Into Us?’0
- Home Life & Home Improvement
- April 20, 2011
McCay Jenkins has written the book, What's Gotten Into Us, reporting that it's not only the toxins that are in the outside world that you have to be concerned about… the toxins are right there in your home. Jenkins found these toxins in his own home in places like the carpet, the mattress, dust, etc.
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